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Like all British Columbia Hockey League clubs during the off-season, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs were busy recruiting players for the 2024-25 season. From May to July, the Bulldogs added four players. In August, the Bulldogs signed eight players. In a past article, I wrote about some of these recruits, including […]
Suniev selected by the Flames Penticton Vees forward Aydar Suniev was the first B.C. Hockey League player off the board on day two of the National Hockey League draft when the Calgary Flames selected him in the third round, 80th overall. The 2004-born Suniev, who’s committed to the University of […]
Cents bring Erickson back to their forward ranks The Merritt Centennials have brought back 2002-born forward Walker Erickson from the Nanaimo Clippers for future considerations. He’s a veteran of 94 BC Hockey League games split between Nanaimo, Merritt, and Trail. The Surrey, BC product was traded by the Cents to […]
Over the course of three seasons, Powell River has seen many different goaltenders play for the Kings. In the 2019-20 season alone, seven goaltenders suited up for the Sunshine Coast squad. During the 2021 pod season, three goalies skated for Powell River. This past season saw five goaltenders don the […]
Kings sign MJHL veteran netminder Smith The Powell River Kings have added a third goaltender to their crease with the signing of 2001-born Matthias Smith, who hails from Courtenay, BC. His signing was a necessity after 2002-born Thomas Wardle and 2003-born Zak Brice both recently went down with injuries. Smith […]
Clippers hit with a pair of illegal equipment suspensions The BCHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Nanaimo Clippers D Andrew Noel 1 game for the use of illegal equipment.https://t.co/xS4MiWIRj8 — BCHL Department of Player Safety (@BCHL_DOPS) October 23, 2021 The BC Hockey League department of player safety has suspended […]
When Jayson Argue reflects back on his time with the Nanaimo Clippers, a sense of excitement still enters his voice. The Swan River, Manitoba product spent two seasons with the orange and black from 2012-14 after lighting it up with the Swan Valley Stampeders of the Manitoba Junior Hockey […]
The Vernon Vipers last trip to the Royal Bank Cup was in 2014 when they hosted the tournament. In this article, I look back at the tournament for the Vipers and for the four other teams that spent eight days in the Okanagan Valley playing for a national championship. […]
The Victoria Grizzlies management team has the difficult job this offseason of constructing a competitive hockey team to bounce back after a disappointing 2019-20 season. The Grizzlies last season finished with a record of 22-33-1 and were swept in round one of the playoffs by the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. […]
Grizz ship Fontana to Manitoba The Victoria Grizzlies have dealt forward Kahlil Fontana to the @dauphinkings (MJHL) for future considerations. We thank Kahlil for all his contributions last season. pic.twitter.com/ENLkgG9f2E — Victoria Grizzlies (@BCHLGrizzlies) June 21, 2020 The Victoria Grizzlies were busy on Sunday with the announcement of two […]
